Pictures: Indonesian New Guinea
Indonesian New Guinea is one of the planet's last frontiers: rugged mountains and rainforests conceal untold numbers of species and hundreds of cultures. But these forests—especially in the province of…
Foreign corporations devastating Papua New Guinea rainforests
A letter in Nature from seven top scientists warns that Papua New Guinea's accessible forest will be lost or heavily logged in just ten to twenty years if swift action…
Death toll rises in New Guinea flash floods linked to deforestation
The death toll from flash floods in Wasior, West Papua has now topped 120, reports the Jakarta Post. 110 people are confirmed dead and over 100 are still missing after…
Timber barons linked to illegal logging in Indonesian New Guinea
Timber barons are illegally exploiting Indonesia's increasingly threatened lowland rainforests on the island of New Guinea for merbau wood, found an undercover investigation conducted by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)…
Scientists sound warning on forest carbon payment scheme
Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection…
Papua Nugini Cabut Perlindungan Hak Lahan Komunal, Membuka Pintu bagi Bisnis Besar
Pada 28 Mei, parlemen Papua Nugini meloloskan amandemen dengan cakupan luas yang memproteksi perusahaan sumber daya dari tuntutan yang berkaitan dengan perusakan lingkungan, hukum ketenagakerjaan, dan penganiayaan pemilik lahan. Masalah-masalah…
Papua New Guinea strips communal land rights protections, opening door to big business
On May 28th the parliament in Papua New Guinea passed a sweeping amendment that protects resource corporations from any litigation related to environmental destruction, labor laws, and landowner abuse. All…
Rencana Indonesia untuk selamatkan hutan hujannya
Wawancara dengan Agus Purnomo dan Yani Saloh, Asisten Khusus Presiden Republik Indonesia untuk Perubahan Iklim. Akhir tahun lalu, Indonesia membuat berita di dunia dengan janji yang berani untuk mengurangi penggundulan…
Indonesia’s plan to save its rainforests
An interview with Agus Purnomo and Yani Saloh, Special Assistants to the President of the Republic of Indonesia for Climate Change. Late last year Indonesia made global headlines with a…
Laporan pemerintah Indonesia rekomendasikan penangguhan konversi lahan gambut
Sebuah penelitian yang dikeluarkan oleh pemerintah merekomendasikan penangguhan konversi lahan gambut agar dapat memenuhi target emisi gas rumah kaca yang dijanjikan untuk tahun 2020, menurut laporan Jakarta Post. Laporan ini,…
Indonesia mengarahkan target ke Nugini untuk perluasan argikultur
Indonesia akan mengarahkan perbatasan terakhirnya - wilayahnya di Nugini - seiring dengan usahanya menjadi eksportir agrikultur utama, menurut laporan AFP. Dalam pencariannya untuk menjadi salah satu produsen nasi, jagung, gula,…
Photos: more new species found in Indonesia’s ‘lost world’
The Foja Mountains on the Indonesian side of New Guinea have proven a biological treasure trove that just keeps spilling riches. Two-and-a-half years ago the region—dubbed Indonesia's 'lost world'—made news…
Pengembang Minyak Kelapa Merengsek Hingga Perbatasan Terakhir Indonesia: Papua
Pengembang minyak kelapa di bagian Indonesia dari Papua Nugini menandatangani perjanjian yang meragukan yang mengeksploitasi masyarakat lokal dan menempatkan ekosistem hutan yang cukup penting beresiko, menurut sebuah laporan baru dari…
Cargill sells palm oil business in Papua New Guinea
Cargill will sell off its palm oil holdings in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to focus on operations in Indonesia, reports the Star Tribune. The $175 million sale involves 62,000 ha…
Indonesia to target New Guinea for agricultural expansion
Indonesia will target its last frontier — its territory on New Guinea — as it seeks to become a major agricultural exporter, reports the AFP. In its quest to become…
Indonesian government report recommends moratorium on peatlands conversion
A study issued by Indonesian government recommends a moratorium on peatlands conversion in order to meet its greenhouse gas emissions target pledged for 2020, reports the Jakarta Post. The report,…
Palm oil developers push into Indonesia’s last frontier: Papua
Oil palm developers in the Indonesian half of New Guinea are signing questionable deals that exploit local communities and put important forest ecosystems at risk, alleges a new report from…
World’s rarest tree kangaroo gets help from those who once hunted it
An interview with Jim and Jean Thomas of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance The world's rarest tree kangaroo is in the midst of a comeback in a remote part of Papua…
Palm oil companies trade plantation concessions for carbon credits from forest conservation
Indonesian palm oil producers are eying forest conservation projects as a way to supplement earnings via the nascent carbon market, reports Reuters. Frank Momberg, Fauna and Flora International's Asia-Pacific director…
Credit Suisse, UBS, BNP Paribas to help finance cutting of rainforests for palm oil, say NGOs
Swiss banks, Credit Suisse and UBS, together with the French BNP Paribas, are helping Singapore-listed Golden Agri-Resources raise up to 280 million Swiss francs ($258 million) to finance conversion of…
Photos: Undocumented species discovered in Papua New Guinea
Colorful jumping spiders, a tiny frog with a "ringing song" and a striped gecko are among more than 50 previously unknown species discovered during a recent survey in the remote…
DR Congo, Indonesia, PNG, Tanzania, Vietnam win REDD funding for forest conservation
The United Nation's REDD Program has approved $18 million in support of forest conservation projects in five pilot countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, and Viet…
Papua New Guinea creates first nature reserve
Landmark agreement by 35 villages secures first first national conservation for PNG
24% of Papua New Guinea’s rainforest destroyed or degraded by logging in 30 years
Nearly one quarter of Papua New Guinea's rainforests were damaged or destroyed between 1972 and 2002, report researchers writing in the journal Biotopica. The results, which were published in a…
New fire record for Borneo, Sumatra shows dramatic increase in rainforest destruction
Indonesian ecolabeling initiative providing cover for rainforest destruction
Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia linked to climate change
Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia linked to climate change Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia to contribute to climate change Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 9, 2008 Fires linked…
California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests
California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests mongabay.com November 19, 2008
Oil palm expansion in Indonesian Borneo increased 400-fold from 1991-2007
Oil palm expansion in Indonesian Borneo increased 400-fold from 1991-2007 Oil palm expansion in Indonesian Borneo increased 400-fold from 1991-2007 mongabay.com October 30, 2008
Malaysian oil palm firms eye Papua for expansion
Malaysian oil palm firms eye Papua for expansion Malaysian oil palm firms eye Papua for expansion mongabay.com September 26, 2008 Malaysian palm oil firms are looking to aggressively expand operations…
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Oceans
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Amazon Conservation
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- BR-319 highway hearings: An attack on Brazil’s interests and Amazonia’s future (commentary)
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Land rights and extractives
- Illegal mining threatens Indigenous land at foot of Philippines’ tallest peak
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- Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner
- In Peru’s Amazon, deforestation and crime sweep through Indigenous communities
Endangered Environmentalists
- The Kichwa woman fighting drug traffickers and loggers in the Peruvian Amazon
- Rights groups demand end to Cambodia’s persecution of green activists
- With Indigenous rights at stake in Brasília, a territory is attacked in Paraty
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro vowed to work with Indigenous people. Now he’s investigating them
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
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- Why I stand for my tribe’s forest: It gives us food, culture, and life (commentary)
- Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
- Restoring Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem, one small farm at a time
Conservation Effectiveness
- Young forests can help heal tropical aquatic ecosystems: Study
- How sharing and learning from failures can transform conservation (commentary)
- Is planting trees as good for the Earth as everyone says?
- ‘Bad science’: Planting frenzy misses the grasslands for the trees
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Bali’s new highway project sparks concerns about agriculture and conservation areas
- Deforestation notches up along logging roads on PNG’s New Britain Island
- Plantations and roads strip away Papua’s forests. They’re just getting started
- Indonesian farmers refuse to budge for train line through karst landscape
